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The people you see on Kiva’s site are real individuals in need of funding – not marketing material. When you browse entrepreneurs’ profiles on the site, choose someone to lend to, and then make a loan, you are helping a
Read MoreA new book by an Indiana University School of Education professor takes a comprehensive look at how Web technology is changing worldwide education. “The World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education,” published by Jossey-Bass/Wiley, was written by Curt
Read MoreAmong the topics covered in workshop sessions will be mobile journalism using portable audio and video equipment; free or cheap alternatives to audio, photo and video editing software; the myth and reality of the “Twitter revolution”; distributing video online via
Read MoreResearchers from the Institute of Prevention Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) found in a recent study that overweight youth were twice as likely to have overweight friends. “Although this link between
Read More“With President Obama now approaching six months in office, some have suggested that we have gone beyond race as a major dividing line in society. Yet nothing could be further from the truth,” says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., professor of
Read MorePeople who seed their life with frequent moments of positive emotions increase their resilience against challenges, according to a new study by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychologist and colleagues. The study, “Happiness Unpacked: Positive Emotions Increase
Read MoreAfter hard-nosed discussions in Russia and economic talks in Italy, President Barack Obama’s visit to Ghana may seem largely a celebration — the first trip to sub-Saharan Africa by a U.S. president of African descent. But it would be a
Read MoreWASHINGTON (NNPA) – Michael Jackson. The name itself is synonymous with music legend. That is why reports of his death from cardiac arrest June 23 continue to stun fans around the world this week. As details of this surreal story
Read MoreMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (NNPA) – Los Angeles Sentinel Publisher Danny Bakewell, the new chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, a federation of more than 200 Black-owned newspapers, says he aims to fortify the power of the Black Press of America
Read More(NNPA) – One in four children live on the brink of hunger in North Carolina. Three and a half million children in America, ages five and under, are food insecure. These are just some of the statistics recently released in
Read MoreWASHINGTON (NNPA) – Wade Henderson, the executive director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Michael Lieberman, Washington counsel of the Anti-Defamation League, said hate crime is becoming a serious problem that needs to be dealt with as
Read MoreWILMINGTON, N.C. — Two years after the construction of the Cape Fear Country Club, Wilmington suffered the infamous race riot/massacre of 1898. Recently, over a century later, Attorney Peter Grear refused to attend an event held there by the New
Read MoreWASHINGTON (NNPA) – A bi-annual report released last week by the Congressional Black Caucus may give a sneak peek at President Barack Obama’s agenda for Black America. “We have a very forward-thinking, progressive, bold agenda and that’s what we’re working
Read MoreWith over half the Canadian population now living in the suburbs, Dalhousie University Architecture and Planning professor Dr. Jill Grant says it’s an obvious time to study this increasingly popular living option – one that remains a bane to planners
Read MoreHeaded up the highway on a 60-mile roundtrip from his home in a small Vermont town, Jonathan Heins is on a weekly run to pick up the multiple drugs he needs to manage HIV. He’s been infected since the early
Read MoreA huge Soaring Seahawk sculpture was installed today, Thursday, May 21, 2009, on the campus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Faculty, staff, students and community members turned out to witness the installation of the flying copper Seahawk, or
Read MoreWASHINGTON (NNPA) – A report that measures the academic achievement of elementary and secondary students in the United States shows that African-American students made greater gains from early 1970s than Caucasian students.The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released its
Read MoreWASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite an economy represented by high unemployment rates, a home foreclosure crisis and low consumer confidence, African-American buying power is projected to reach $1.2 trillion in 2013, according to a report conducted by the University of Georgia’s
Read MoreCape Fear Area Resource Centers will present its first annual “Citizen of the Year” award during its fundraising banquet to be held at 6:30 p.m., May 23rd at the Coastline Convention Center in downtown Wilmington.The CFARC board has selected Mayor
Read MoreIn a new study, cognitive scientists have shown that when aware of both a negative and positive stereotype related to performance, women will identify more closely with the positive stereotype, avoiding the harmful impact the negative stereotype unwittingly can have
Read MoreIt is not uncommon for prison inmates to experience religious conversions. Now a new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study, out in the April issue of the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, suggests that inmates who
Read More“American Violet,” a film based on the racially charged drug war scandal that rocked the town of Hearne, Texas, several years ago, explores the devastating impact of America’s “war on drugs”. Directed by Tim Disney and written by Bill Haney,
Read MoreJacksonville, Fla. – The International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters (IABPFF) has taken issue with a lawsuit currently pending in the United States Supreme Court, Ricci vs. De Stefano, and will be filing an amicus brief, joined by several
Read MoreIf you are looking for help in foreclosure prevention be sure you call on the right source. Sissy Osteen, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension resource management specialist, said to be sure the agency you are getting counsel from is on
Read MoreSadiqa Basiri Saleem knows few women in her war-torn homeland of Afghanistan have enjoyed the educational opportunities she has had in her life. Since 2002, she’s worked diligently to change that. Now the Mount Holyoke College senior has been honored
Read MoreAs the country struggles, many North Carolinians find themselves buckling under the weight. The Alliance of North Carolina Black Elected Officials, (Alliance), will convene the 4th Annual NC Black Summit to determine strategies to lighten the burden for North Carolina’s
Read MoreIndigenous peoples are similar to our globe’s flora and fauna in one key way – many of them also face extinction. Global economic forces can invade and devour these fragile social systems if they’re not sustainably managed. Zanskar is one.
Read MoreAs a geriatrician, Jerald Winakur, M.D., has dedicated his career to helping the elderly live well and, when the time comes, die with grace. Even so, he was unprepared for his own father’s descent into disability and dementia. “I may be
Read More(Must be logged in to read this article)When Dreaming Is Believing: Dreams Affect People’s Judgment, Behavior – While science tries to understand the stuff dreams are made of, humans, from cultures all over the world, continue to believe that dreams
Read MoreWomen who have been through sexual harassment at the workplace tend to leave the organization. This was revealed by a study that was carried out at the University of Haifa. “It is a matter of having no other outlet and
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We have arrived to the Entertainment Capital of the world! I know all of you have been waiting to see the flashing lights of Las Vegas Strip. On behalf of the entire 2009 Convention Planning Committee (CPC), I welcome you
Read MoreWith his own musical tastes ranging from sentimental ballads and nonsense songs to opera, President Abraham Lincoln likely would be pleased with the legacy of music influenced by him and his service to the country. And as the 200th bicentennial
Read More(Wilmington, NC, December 2008) – Nominations are now being accepted for the 25th Annual YWCA Cape Fear Women of Achievement Awards. These awards honor women and youth who demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities, as well as excellence, accomplishments in their careers,
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